U.S. Democracy & Human Rights at a Crossroads
Tuesday, February 18 | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
The Dodd Center for Human Rights, Konover Auditorium Join us for a panel discussion with faculty leaders of several centers and institutes at the University of Connecticut to consider the historical and contemporary challenges facing U.S. democracy and human rights. Panelists will engage in conversation and reflection on everyday practices of democracy during a period of deep polarization at the national level, proposing pathways for meaningful civic engagement.
Panelists
- Jason Chang - Director, Asian & Asian American Studies Institute; Head of the Department of Social & Critical Inquiry; Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies; Faculty Affiliate in American Studies, El Instituto, and Maritime Studies
- Sandy Grande - Director, Native American & Indigenous Studies; Professor of Political Science and Native American & Indigenous Studies; Faculty Affiliate in American Studies, Philosophy, and the Race, Ethnicity & Politics program
- Evelyn M. Simien - Director, Africana Studies Institute; Professor of Political Science; Faculty Affiliate in American Studies and Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Charles R. Venator-Santiago - Director, El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, & Latin American Studies; Associate Professor, Political Science and El Instituto; Faculty Affiliate in American Studies and Asian American Studies
Moderator - James Waller - Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice; Director, Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs; Professor, Literatures, Cultures, & Languages
Sponsors
This event is hosted by Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs. It is co-sponsored by the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute; Africana Studies Institute; Asian & Asian American Studies Institute; El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, & Latin American Studies; and Native American & Indigenous Studies Initiative.
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